Buzz buzz

Last night R received his first buzz cut--inspired by cousin Logan (same age) who we'll get to see in a few weeks in Ohio and who also recently received his first buzz cut. When Paul started, R was laughing and giggling about how it tickled, but as time went on he decided it wasn't so fun...

But look how handsome he turned out :)

Here are a few Father's Day shots

and I had to include this one just because P is so happy!

and finally, R has been having fun with Daddy's old army men, and he decided to share with P yesterday, apparently.

"What the heck am I supposed to do with these, Mom?" :)

All Clear

We received the results from the EEG--no signs of seizures, so we're all clear there! Just wanted to let you know... :)

electroencephalogram

We recently took S to another pediatric neurologist in Sacramento who specializes in kids with autism. Because 3 out of 4 kids with autism are boys, and S is "high-functioning" and didn't have the typical autistic regression symptoms (like going from being a chatty toddler to silent and withdrawn) the doctor wanted to do a few blood tests to check for other possible diagnoses such as Rett's syndrome and also do a 24 hour electroencephalogram to see if her waking at night (she wakes up almost every night around 2 am and can't get back to sleep for about 2 1/2 hours) is caused by mini-seizures. All of these are unlikely (it's more likely she has just plain old autism) but it's also all worth checking into just in case. Which is how we ended up at a hospital this past Thursday getting 20 electrodes glued to her head, then wrapped with gauze to keep them secure, then strapped into a little backpack that held the EEG monitoring device. Yeesh. She was quite a sorry sight, though she did great tolerating the application and removal of the electrodes and even did well not messing with her gauze hat and enduring the backpack. It made me thankful that these medical procedures aren't something we have to deal with 24/7 like so many families with sick children--increased compassion for others is always a worthwhile benefit of our own "difficulties."

Funny Face

P in the pool (ha! no pun intended.) Can you see those 2 bottom teeth?

4

Ok, catch up time--again! This picture was from way back on May 17th--she was teething, and crinkly wrappers are apparently the most satisfying thing around...she now has 2 bottom teeth!

S and her "White" Care Bear--she loves her 2 Care Bears, and people always ask her what their names are. The answer is simply "White Care Bear" and "Yellow Care Bear."

So S turned 4 in May. For her school party treat we borrowed ideas from Family Fun magazine, and made a fruit rainbow...

...and rainbow cupcakes.

She was NOT happy about the burning candles :P

She has ALWAYS loved music, and she was pretty excited to get this toy guitar...and also because she has a crush on the young worship leader at our church. Her actual comment was,"A guitar...like Mr. Josh" :)

She also received some fun "therapy" items too--a scooter board (great for building strength)

And ribbon streamers--also a good workout when you do it with music!Grammy came to visit for the birthday week--yea!!

How cute is she

Yeah, not so cute when you are trying to feed her--anything. My other kids ate their first solid food (oatmeal) at 5 months like it was the best thing ever. P hasn't wanted anything to do with any of it. I even tried mixing the oatmeal with JUICE for crying out loud. I finally gave up on the oatmeal and just started trying anything. Still no luck as you can see here--

Finally though, Paul spent about 45 minutes one night just forcing it down her gullet, and ever since then she has come around, slowly but surely. Today for example, she ate about 8 spoonfuls each of oatmeal, green beans, and pears. A vast improvement, but still shameful for a 7 month old Sheldon :) Why do I sense that this is only the beginning of our fun with this one...?
And here are a few of the kiddos Memorial Day Weekend

And last but not least, S had her last day of school last week--they had a party with a bounce house...

and P was just happy to be there...

and S with her beloved teacher, Miss Michael.